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Here\u2019s a handy tip that might be new to you: Did you know that you can quickly remove the background from an image on your macOS without needing any online background removal tool<\/a> or image editors like Photoshop<\/a>? And it works surprisingly well!<\/p>\n

If you want to remove an image\u2019s background on your macOS without using any additional tools, here\u2019s what you do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Click once to select the image you want the background removed from.<\/li>\n
  2. Then right-click, and navigate to Quick Actions<\/strong> > Remove Background<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    \"Remove<\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n

    And that\u2019s it! A new version of the image, with the background removed, will be created, labeled with the suffix \u201cBackground Removed\u201d in its filename.<\/p>\n

    Below is a comparison of the original image and the one with the background removed, done solely via macOS.<\/p>\n

    \"Orignal<\/figure>\n
    \n
    <\/i><\/div>\n
    Original image<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \"Image<\/figure>\n
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    <\/i><\/div>\n
    Image with background removed<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Now, in the context of performing tasks quickly via the right-click menu, also known as the context menu, there\u2019s more you can do. For instance, this article shows you how to add a new item to the right-click menu<\/a>, or how to remove items from the context menu<\/a> if it starts to get cluttered.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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